One Piece: Get Stronger by Watching Battles

"This sea will not be calm, Magellan!"

Zhou Ze stood up and said solemnly, "Without Whitebeard, the islands under Whitebeard's control would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of all sides."

"Furthermore, Whitebeard's last words have stirred up this sea. There will only be more and more pirates. Times have changed!"

Magellan was silent for a moment, then nodded. "I understand, I..."

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Just then, a strange sound came from inside. Magellan's expression tightened, and he clutched his stomach.

Zhou Ze: "..."

With a speechless wave, Zhou Ze walked out, saying, "You go ahead with your work, I'm leaving now."

Just as he reached the door, he heard a series of splattering, sour sounds behind him. Zhou Ze's lips twitched, and he quickened his pace.

Back in Marineford, the sky was beginning to lighten; the longest day was finally over.

Knowing that Ace was still alive and having persuaded Magellan to stop his suicide attempt, Zhou Ze was in high spirits.

Humming a little tune, with his hands behind his head, he stepped off the warship with light steps, and then he regretted it and turned around to sneak back onto the ship.

"Zhou Ze, come here, over here!"

Lieutenant General He noticed Zhou Ze's flagship as it entered the port, and immediately called him over as soon as Zhou Ze disembarked.

Zhou Ze's face stiffened, and he instantly slumped down, listlessly walking to Lieutenant General He's side and forcing a smile.

"Good morning, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Tina, uh, Vice Admiral Momousagi, hello to you too!"

Zhou Ze awkwardly greeted the three of them, feeling that his luck had truly run out.

"What a coincidence, you're all here!"

Peach Rabbit's eyes darted around, and she laughed, "Hehehe, Little Zhou Ze, we've been waiting for you all along!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ze turned to run away. Oh no, he was about to be interrogated.

Vice Admiral Tsuru grabbed Zhou Ze's naval cloak to stop him, then glared at Momousagi and said to Zhou Ze:

"Don't listen to your little sister's nonsense. She's going back to Mary Geoise. We're here to see her off. Why are you running away?"

Zhou Ze raised an eyebrow, paused for a moment, then flashed a bright smile and turned around.

"No, I just thought Vice Admiral Momousagi might be leaving, so I wanted to go to the ship to get something as a farewell gift!"

Momousagi glanced at Zhou Ze with disdain. "Hehehe, is that so? Then hurry up and get it, I'll be waiting!"

Zhou Ze's smile froze on his face. "Uh, next time for sure! Let's get down to business, Lieutenant General Tsuru. What did you call me here for?"

As he spoke, Zhou Ze secretly glanced at Tina's face, but saw that Tina's expression was normal and there was nothing unusual, which made him a little suspicious.

What's going on here? How can Tina be so carefree?

"It's alright. You and the little sister have known each other for a while, and she has done you a favor. Isn't it only right that you come to see her off?"

Lieutenant General He glared at Zhou Ze with a reproachful look in his eyes and winked at him.

Zhou Ze was slightly taken aback, but combined with Tina's reaction, he quickly understood that this meant Momousagi hadn't told Tina about it yet.

What a kind person!

Zhou Ze looked at Momotaro gratefully, thinking that he had already called Lieutenant General Tsuru "Grandma Tsuru" many times, so whether he was herding one sheep or two, it was all the same.

Momousagi is Vice Admiral Tsuru's younger sister, which is quite a relationship. It wouldn't be a loss to have another grandmother, since having someone in the court makes things easier!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ze respectfully bowed to Momousagi.

"Thank you so much, Grandma Gion!"

Tina was pondering what Vice Admiral Tsuru meant by Momousagi's kindness to Zhou Ze when she suddenly heard Zhou Ze call her "Gion-san." She paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Gion... Grandma... Grandma... Hahahaha, Tina, I'm laughing so hard!"

Lieutenant General He was also very surprised and stunned when he heard Zhou Ze's words.

Momousagi was quite pleased to see Zhou Ze bow to her, and a smile appeared on her face.

The next second, she heard Zhou Ze address her, and her smile instantly froze on her face.

"bass"

Momousagi drew her sword, "Konpira," and slashed forward, her eyes blazing with fire.

"Zhou Ze, I'm going to kill you!"

Zhou Ze was stunned and subconsciously took a step to the side to dodge Momousagi's slash.

Tina reacted immediately after Momousagi swung her sword, rushing forward to hug Momousagi tightly around the waist.

"Gion, calm down, calm down! Zhou Ze definitely didn't do it on purpose, he didn't know!"

Momousagi struggled for a few moments until Vice Admiral Tsuru spoke a few words of comfort, then glared at Zhou Ze resentfully for a while before sheathing her sword.

Zhou Ze now understood that he had called it the wrong name. Was this Peach Rabbit not that old?

However, it seemed rather impolite to ask a woman's age directly. Zhou Ze, having escaped death, still had this awareness and apologized repeatedly.

"Humph!"

Momousagi snorted angrily one last time, then turned and left.

After Momotari's warship left its post, Zhou Ze asked with a long face, "Grandma He, how many years older is your sister than you?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask." Lieutenant General Tsuru raised his hand, as if to strike.

Zhou Ze took a step back, dodging the attack, and said, "Oh!"

"Zhou Ze, Tina, you two come with me!" Lieutenant General He turned and left, beckoning the two of them to follow.

Is this a sign of impending confrontation? Zhou Ze's heart tightened. He needed to find a suitable opportunity to lay the groundwork first!

The three returned to the office, and Lieutenant General Tsuru got straight to the point.

"Zhou Ze, who are your relatives? What do they do?"

Isn't investigating household registrations something a mother-in-law would do? Given the current situation, old lady, do you still want to set me up with Tina?

"Uh, I'm an only child of my parents. They're self-employed, you know, they run businesses, you could call them businessmen!"

Zhou Ze was stunned for a while before he spoke.

Lieutenant General Tsuru nodded slightly. "May I see them?"

Zhou Ze felt a pang of sadness when his parents were mentioned. Upon hearing this, he gently shook his head.

"I want to see them again, but it's impossible. They're no longer in this world."

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Tsuru and Tina's expressions stiffened. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked those questions. It must be tough being alone in this world, right?"

Zhou Ze rubbed his face, a smile appeared on his face, and waved his hand.

"It's alright. You and Lieutenant General Garp have treated me very well. I'm not alone in this world. Besides, I've made many friends."

As he spoke, he looked at Tina and winked.

Hmm, let me gather my emotions first. When it comes time to confront them, I can't just turn on them right away!

What were you doing before you joined the Navy?

"Learning, learning so many things, you have no idea how difficult it is. I started learning when I was three years old, and if it weren't for... an accident, I would have had to study for two more years or even longer..."

Zhou Ze's eyes filled with tears as he thought about his journey from kindergarten to university.

"I have to practice a lot every day, and now that I finally have a day off, there's even more to do..."

The two started chatting across servers, exchanging questions and answers.

Chapter 135 Relocation to Sabaody Archipelago! Lieutenant General, let's go fight bears! (Seeking silver tickets!!!)

As Lieutenant General He gradually came to understand Zhou Ze's past experiences, his doubts lessened, and he finally asked, "Is your family noble?"

Just kidding, how could our glorious Celestial Empire have such a privileged class as nobles?

"No, we're just ordinary people, at most a middle-class family. You can't just say that!"

Zhou Ze quickly denied it.

Lieutenant General He looked at him with a strange expression, sensing that Zhou Ze was hiding something.

"You're from the East Blue. Garp first met you in Windmill Village. Are you from the Goa Kingdom?"

Zhou Ze was stunned. Wasn't his mother-in-law's investigation going a little too far?

"Uh, I guess so."

Seeing Zhou Ze's unusual expression, Lieutenant General He became even more certain of his judgment, nodded, and stopped asking questions.

"Alright, that's all. Go back and get some rest!"

What's next? Nothing more?

Even after Zhou Ze emerged from Lieutenant General He's place, with the sea breeze blowing on his face, he was still completely bewildered.

“Tina, Zhou Ze should be a nobleman from the Kingdom of Goa.”

Lieutenant General Tsuru looked at his beloved general and said softly.

Tina nodded. "Yes, but Zhou Ze doesn't seem to want to talk about these things too much."

"I've heard of the nobles in that kingdom; they're nothing but a bunch of parasites. Someone like Zhou Ze must be suffering there!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru gazed at him slowly, "Tina, do you really like Zhou Ze? I must remind you, you need to know how many sordid things nobles do in private."

Tina smiled and said, "Zhou Ze is different from them; he wouldn't do that."

"Ugh"

Lieutenant General Tsuru looked at Tina's smiling face, remained silent for a long time, and then sighed, "No matter how different he is, he is still born into nobility. He will inevitably come into contact with some bad things from a young age."

"Hmm? Vice Admiral Tsuru, what exactly are you trying to say? Tina, I'm confused!"

Lieutenant General Tsuru rubbed his forehead. "No, it's nothing. You go ahead and do your work. I want to be alone!"

Tina walked out of the office with a puzzled look on her face. The sea breeze caressed her face and ruffled her long pink hair. She lit a cigarette and took a drag.